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Everything you wanted to know about the Pre (but were afraid to ask)
Engadget Mobile —
... Always good to turn a massive, Earth-shattering announcement like the Pre into a Reader's Digest version that's just a tad easier to swallow, so we've done our best -- head on over to Engadget to check it out! Everything you wanted to know about the Pre ...
Sprint Nextel's Hesse sees more headcount reduction in 2009
BloggingStocks —
... about the top line and subscriber numbers ... we can take costs out and we will continue to do that, just like we did last year ... we will do more of that in 2009." In other words, look for more Sprint Nextel layoffs to be announced probably in the first quarter or in the second. The company let 4,000 workers go in 2008. Sprint has a lot going for it. It's going to be the sole carrier for the new Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Pre, which is being touted as the first serious competitor to Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The company's marketing ...
Sprint Nextel's Hesse sees more headcount reduction in 2009
BloggingStocks —
... about the top line and subscriber numbers ... we can take costs out and we will continue to do that, just like we did last year ... we will do more of that in 2009." In other words, look for more Sprint Nextel layoffs to be announced probably in the first quarter or in the second. The company let 4,000 workers go in 2008. Sprint has a lot going for it. It's going to be the sole carrier for the new Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Pre, which is being touted as the first serious competitor to Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The company's marketing ...
StyleTap could bring PalmOS apps to Palm's WebOS
Download Squad —
... If you haven't been hiding under a rock (where there's usually pretty poor mobile reception), you probably know that Palm announced a new phone and a brand spanking new operating system at CES last week. The company's new WebOS shocked a lot of folks by actually looking pretty awesome. ...
What Apple could learn from Palm's webOS
Engadget Mobile —
... , Palm took some special moments to let everyone know that they're not trying to compete with Apple -- which is of course exactly what they're doing with the Pre and webOS. Sure, there's plenty of room in the market for multiple operating systems and manufacturers, as both companies have pointed out, but we can't help but think that Palm took a long hard look at where Apple was at with its ultra-successful mobile OS and what they could improve upon, and we would like to assume that Apple is looking very carefully at webOS right now (and hopefully the Pre's physical keyboard, but ...
Palm Pre to use Centro-sized battery
Engadget Mobile —
... For all those commenters in our recent Palm Pre feature wondering just exactly what kind of battery we could expect to see in the device, wonder no more. According to Dieter Bohn over at the newly christened PreCentral, the phone will use the exact same battery as the Treo 800w and the Centro -- a 1150mAh model. Apparently Palm reps were happy to snap the back off the device and show the source of its juice off. That same size battery is used in the G1 as well, and Dieter notes that there's an aftermarket 1350mAh version which could offer more power. Certainly such a ...
Apple wins comprehensive patent for iPhone, bares teeth at Palm
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... This patent, combined with Tim Cook's statement about protecting Apple's intellectual property during their first-quarter conference call, is a shot across the bow for Palm and their new Pre smartphone. Cook said that Apple would aggressively defend their IP, and a patent covering that IP is an important shield for Apple. ...
Palm Pre: everything you ever wanted to know
PalmAddicts —
... we were both blown away and pretty overwhelmed. Besides issuing new hardware, the company also demoed a completely original operating system called webOS which incorporates some pretty heady ideas about what a mobile phone can do. Now that we've had a little time to step back, we're taking a more methodic look at the device and its software, and hoping to answer some of those nagging questions you've been asking. Read on for a look at everything we know about the phone right now.
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Palm pulls the plug on PalmOS
Download Squad —
... When Palm announced that the company's next phone would run a new operating system called WebOS, it probably should have been pretty clear that the company was severing its ties to the now-antiquated PalmOS. But just in case it wasn't, Palm CEO Ed Colligan made it official today: The company ...
It’s Official: Palm Pre is Coming on June 6
Mashable! —
... . Add to that the fact that Pre really does bring a lot of very interesting features to the table, plus a brand new smartphone platform (WebOS) for developers to play with, and we’re looking at a really hot smartphone summer. ...
If Everyone Likes The Palm Pre, Why So Much Hedging?
Techdirt —
... and today will show buzz, but if you're reading this later, will be meaningless]. I wrote about the Pre on Techdirt after being very impressed with the phone at CES and MWC Barcelona. I wrote, "I'm not sure when the bandwagon is going to hit the trail for this device, but I'm saddling up right now." And in the intervening months, I've noted that more and more reviewers were, like me, heaping praise on the device. But there was something else: many reviewers couched the endorsement of the Pre with caveats. At the end of every glowing article ...
Newsflash to FCC: iPhone is a Closed Platform, and Consumers Love It
Technology Liberation Front —
... say on TLF, if you don’t care for the iPhone’s App Store, get another phone! There are dozens of wireless smartphones out there competing with the iPhone. The Palm Pre, ...
An iPhone-Killing Android Phone?
Technology Liberation Front —
Seems like every week the tech rumor mills unveil some new smartphone that’s supposedly going to give the iPhone a run for its money. Over the past couple years, dozens of advanced handsets have been released with much fanfare — the LG Voyager, Palm Pre, Blackberry Storm, Samsung Omnia, to name a few — but time and time again, we end up with a device that can’t hold a candle to the iPhone’s amazing browser, massive app store, and sleek multi-touch interface. ...
GSM Palm Pre now looking at 'autumn' launch in Germany
Engadget Mobile —
... was in the works about 8.43 minutes after its CES presser ended in January, and we've been waiting all this time for some carrier in some part of the New World to grab hold of a GSM version of the world's first webOS handset. If you'll recall, we last heard that O2 Germany would be giving its loyal users the chance to get that very handset ...
